Crypto Exchanges Head to Head: Who Is Cheaper

Why a head-to-head says more than a ranking

A ranking answers the question of which exchange performs well overall. Before opening an account, though, almost everyone faces a different question: this one or that one? Two names are on the table, and the difference comes down to three figures rather than an overall score.

That is why every pairing from our provider base has a comparison page of its own, with the same key figures side by side: the published trading fee, the cost of a purchase of 1,000 euros, the number of tradable crypto assets, the payment methods and the regulatory status. This article sorts through the head-to-heads that are searched for most often.

The most expensive mix-up: one provider, two products

Before the pairings, a point that no ranking picks up and every head-to-head reveals immediately: several providers run two separate interfaces, and their prices are worlds apart.

At Binance, a simple instant buy costs 1.75 percent, while trading through the pro interface costs 0.10 percent. On a purchase of 1,000 euros that is 17.50 euros against 1.00 euro, a factor of seventeen at the same provider and with the same login. The same split exists at Coinbase and Coinbase Advanced, and at Bitpanda and Bitpanda Fusion.